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TeffelB's avatar

Removing accountability (agency) from UHC CEO Brian Thompson is ridiculous, "He was a tiny cog in a vast and unfair system". Sure the system is vast and unfair, but did you, me, or any of the readers make the decision to prop up that system, make the system even worse? We decided to not participate in it. We make careers and lives for ourselves in other areas because we have the agency to decide what parts of the world we want to operate in.

Extreme accountability is a really noble way to live life. I wouldnt want to live in a world where we apathetically, or fearfully, normalize those that make our society worse.

Minnesota, New York, California have sued UHC in their use of AI to denial claims, a practice Thompson adopted even though him & UHC recognize that AI denial rates aren't accurate: https://www.yahoo.com/news/murdered-insurance-ceo-had-deployed-175638581.html. I'm not saying murder is the response needed towards Thompson, but please do not whitewash away each person's impact on their fellow man.

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Jacob Shelton's avatar

Thank you, such blind and blatant defense of the exploitative healthcare system and the people who benefit from it with no attempt to understand nuance. This post tries to be so black and white, preventing it from having even a remotely thoughtful message.

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Tara's avatar

Yes, thank you. We each must take accountability for our own actions. Simple and true.

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